Falcons A Quick Guide

A quick guide to Newcastle Falcons . . . and a warm welcome to the Championship to all their supporters, players and officials.

Newcastle were founded in 1877 as Gosforth Football Club by a group of Old Boys of Durham School, they played in green and white until the mid-1990s

In 1990 they changed names to Newcastle Gosforth and moved to Kingston Park stadium.

The current name: Newcastle Falcons was adopted at the start of the professional era.

In 1996 they adopted the current black-and-white, after local businessman Sir John Hall had taken control.

Kingston Park was the smallest stadium in the Premiership with an average crowd of 4,500.

According to Newcastle’s website, Kingston Park has undergone a number of facelifts, firstly with the installation of a temporary stand on the western side of the ground, and most recently the construction of three completely new permanent stands.

These are the main West Stand, the popular covered terracing of the John Smiths Stand and the uncovered terracing of the North Stand.

Scary one this.
When I lived in Newcastle in the 80s I was picked to play for my then club [Novocastrians] in their flagship fixture, New Years Day at Gosforth.
I was home for the holidays so spent most of New Years Eve [10 hours] driving back to Newcastle.
The pitch was frozen and the game called off.
Probably just as well.....

You will find Plenty of drinking establishments in Penzance, all they way from the station to the ground you will find Pirate and visiting fans having a beer (or perhaps a coke) in the bars on the way. Also plenty of places to get a meal if you need solid food.

There are also pubs and cark parks within a short walk of the ground, which is found on Alexandra rd just off the promenade.

More accurate directions I will leave to others. I get lost in a phone box!

Hi all, Chiefs supporter here, just to say that Falcons away is a cracking weekend. We flew up on the cheap as booked early, everything you need is on the Metro system so its easy to enjoy the match, their great supporters and the night life.
All the best for next season.

Soon will have details about the stadium & maybe even about what rugby supporters will enjoy in the city.

I do hope you will make the trip up. If you ask on the Wuss board they will give details of their arrangements for coming up here. They have it sussed, hotel in Tynemouth which is on the coast a few miles from the city, they even do a dip in the North Sea being mad people, shifts a hangover though. If you can make a short holiday of it then I hope you explore my native Northumberland. Many similarities to Cornwall being a long way from our crapital city & nobody gives a stuff about us. Population density is so low that the only neighbours we can see from our house are three miles away, and we have a laid back attitude to life.

We will be at the Mennaye in September, making the most of your hospitality, well as much as responsible parents of a 4 month old can anyway. We are making a bit of a holiday out of it, exploring your nooks & crannies if you will pardon the expression.

The last time I was in Newcastle was in 1987, when in the royal Navy, just after a certain team there had won the FA cup. I had my picture taken with it when it was brought onboard the Ark Royal. I went to watch a local kickabout wendyball game between Newcastle United and Swindon in a now infamous 4 - 0 win which was the source of a 'bung' fiasco involving Lou McCarie (Swindon manager). It was back in the good old days when Gazza played for them and was at this best. The nights out in town were fantastic with a great party atmosphere and you were made welcome. Hope it's the same now and the documentaries of it being a rough place to go are not true!

LandlubberThe last time I was in Newcastle was in 1987, when in the royal Navy, just after a certain team there had won the FA cup. I had my picture taken with it when it was brought onboard the Ark Royal. I went to watch a local kickabout wendyball game between Newcastle United and Swindon in a now infamous 4 - 0 win which was the source of a 'bung' fiasco involving Lou McCarie (Swindon manager). It was back in the good old days when Gazza played for them and was at this best. The nights out in town were fantastic with a great party atmosphere and you were made welcome. Hope it's the same now and the documentaries of it being a rough place to go are not true!

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